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- Tue May 16, 2006 3:39 am
- Forum: Electrical & Gauges Shop
- Topic: '74 GT - American headlight vs. "something else"
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2461
'74 GT - American headlight vs. "something else"
My bike came with a flat non sealed beam headlight marked "Aprilia". I just bought one of the headlights on eBay from the Netherlands, which Giovanni says are American headlights. It came with a sealed beam light. Did American bikes come with both types of headlight, or is my original one ...
- Fri May 05, 2006 6:41 pm
- Forum: Body, Paint & Rubber Shop
- Topic: Re-covering 750GT seat - how to do the front & back
- Replies: 0
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Re-covering 750GT seat - how to do the front & back
I've just recovered my seat. When I took off the old cover, the front end was secured to the seatframe by 3 barbs in the seat frame - I assume I'll do that again. But the back was held down by a lot of silicone sealant - which did a good job of rusting the metal. How were they done originally, and w...
- Fri May 05, 2006 6:36 pm
- Forum: Chassis & Suspension Shop
- Topic: How to seat lower headset bearing inner race?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3434
- Fri May 05, 2006 4:50 am
- Forum: Chassis & Suspension Shop
- Topic: How to seat lower headset bearing inner race?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3434
How to seat lower headset bearing inner race?
When you replace the lower headset bearing, how do you seat it? Do you fabricate a tool that's a pipe with the proper ID to drive the bearing evenly?
Thanks - Peter Tourin
Thanks - Peter Tourin
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:32 pm
- Forum: Chassis & Suspension Shop
- Topic: Source for 750GT headset bearings
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4813
- Wed Mar 29, 2006 6:22 pm
- Forum: Roundcase Engines > 750 GT, 750 Sport & 750 Super Sport
- Topic: Twin plug mod for 750GT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5961
- Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:31 pm
- Forum: Roundcase Engines > 750 GT, 750 Sport & 750 Super Sport
- Topic: Twin plug mod for 750GT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5961
Twin plug mod for 750GT
I'm rebuilding a 750GT that I picked up in December. It's got a 2nd plug in each head, on the opposite side from the original plug. The man who sold me the bike wasn't the one who had the 2nd plug installed, and couldn't tell me anything about it. Can anyone tell me anything about twin plug conversi...
- Tue Mar 28, 2006 5:23 pm
- Forum: Chassis & Suspension Shop
- Topic: Source for 750GT headset bearings
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4813
Source for 750GT headset bearings
I'm not having much luck locating headset bearings. I took the number from this forum - SKF-639174 - to our local bearings supply house and they say it's a bad number. I did an internet search and found another number - SKF-235321 - and my supplier says that this is also a bad number. Can anybody gi...
- Thu Mar 02, 2006 4:55 am
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: 15 mm Brembo master cylinder - rebuild question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4331
- Wed Mar 01, 2006 8:10 pm
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: 15 mm Brembo master cylinder - rebuild question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4331
15 mm Brembo master cylinder - rebuild question
I've got an assembly question about the 15 mm front brake master cylinder rebuild kit. On the piston end nearest the lever, there's a washer and a rubber ring surrounded by a metal ring. They're supposed to stay down in the bore, but as the piston moves, they ride out towards the brake lever and fin...
- Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:55 pm
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: Suggestions for freeing frozen Brembo pistons
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12751
- Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:45 am
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: Suggestions for freeing frozen Brembo pistons
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12751
- Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:32 am
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: Suggestions for freeing frozen Brembo pistons
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12751
> Hopefully you didn;t melt the rubber and kill your caliper.............. < Well, tell me I haven't trashed anything yet.... The only rubber I see is an o-ring between the caliper halves and the seal on each side around the piston. The seals are very old and dirty, and I pulled them before doing an...
- Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:16 pm
- Forum: Wheel, Brake & Tyre Shop
- Topic: Suggestions for freeing frozen Brembo pistons
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12751
Suggestions for freeing frozen Brembo pistons
Can anyone give me some helpful hints for freeing up frozen calipers? I soaked my 2 calipers with PB Blaster for a week, clamped a rubber hose to the brake line and hit them with 120 PSI -- no luck. I heated the outside of one caliper with a torch to see if I could heat shock the piston loose -- aga...
- Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:21 pm
- Forum: Chassis & Suspension Shop
- Topic: Dual disk Brembos on '74 750GT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2958
Hi Steve - I'll keep the dual disks - I also agree they look cool. I'm just starting to look the bike over - picked it up just a few days ago. It's suffered a lot of neglect and will take lots of cleanup. Is there any table of bike production info? VIN is DM750S755587, and I'd like to find out whate...